8-1.4 Quiz Review

Why did the Gullah language develop along the coast of South Carolina?

• There was a large concentration of Africans in that area

• The coast was the only places slaves were located

• The auction blocks where slaves were sold was located along the coast

• The government did not have money to educate the slaves

The "Middle Passage" brought Africans from West Africa to North America with the knowledge of cultivating what crop?

• rice

• indigo

• cotton

• sugar

What was the economy of South Carolina and other Southern Colonies based on?

• Ship building

• Trading with natives

• Harvesting lumber

• Plantation systems

What were naval stores?

• stores where only sailors could buy goods

• pitch and tar to put on the bottom of boats to make them water tight

• production of rice that was then shipped in large boats to foreign markets

• process used to produce as much rice as possible to make money quicker

Why did African slaves use call and response songs on plantations?

• The songs praised the master for being kind to the slaves.

• The songs praised the slave role in southern society.

• The songs were used to sustain their work and spirit.

• The songs were used to pray for a good weather and a bountiful harvest.

What led to the importation of more slaves in South Carolina during the late 17th Century?

• The growing demand for both rice and indigo.

• The growing demand of the naval stores.

• The growing demand for cotton in foreign markets.

• The growing demand of the fur trade business with the natives.

Which immigrant group contributed to the growth of the economy with their knowledge of rice and cattle?

• Africans

• Germans

• Huguenots

• Catholics

How were slaves able to preserve their African culture?

• African slaves used drums and songs to keep rhythm while they worked.

• African slaves used their background knowledge to grow cotton in the Backcountry.

• African slaves used their democratic principles to help establish colonial governments.

• African slaves used their agricultural knowledge to grow corn.

Why were Native Americans no longer used as slaves?

• Native Americans refused to work in the humid climate.

• Native Americans were not willing to sign a service contract.

• Native Americans did not know how to cultivate corn.

• Native Americans could easily escape into familiar territory.

Read the quote below.

"...That no person whatsover shall permit or suffer any slave under his care or management...to go

out of the limits of said town...or...to go out of the plantation to which the slave belongs...without a

letter superscribed and directed, or a ticket..."

The slave code referenced above controlled which of the following aspects of slavery?

• the ability to obtain medical attention

• the ability to travel off the plantation

• the ability to possess a weapon

• the ability to read or write